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Four Lions shows human face of terrorism | Alexander Waltershttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/libertycentral/2010/may/09/four-lions-human-face-terrorism
Religious controversy aside, Chris Morris's new film challenges the perception all terrorists are evil geniuses with pointed beards<p>Everybody remembers where they were. As the second plane slammed into the World Trade Centre on 11 September 2001 the entire world sat up and paid attention to a new global narrative flickering into life. A generation in search of its defining moment had found it. Terrorism had arrived in the 21st century.</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/libertycentral/2010/may/09/four-lions-human-face-terrorism">Continue reading...</a>Chris MorrisFilmReligionIslamWorld newsUK security and counter-terrorismSun, 09 May 2010 11:00:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/libertycentral/2010/may/09/four-lions-human-face-terrorismguardian.co.uk/PRChris Morris's new film Four Lions, a comedy about four wannabe suicide bombers, has attracted plaudits and controversey in equal measure. Photograph: guardian.co.ukguardian.co.uk/PRStill from Chris Morris's Four Lions Photograph: guardian.co.ukAlexander Walters2010-05-09T11:00:01ZVirtual reality is coming of age | Alexander Waltershttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/dec/31/virtual-reality-worlds-commerce
If you want evidence of how virtual worlds are breaking into the mainstream, look at how commerce is taking hold within them<p>I'm standing outside a branch of Diesel and a colourfully dressed man is dancing the robot in front of me like Peter Crouch on steroids. Browsing through the items on offer in the window, I spot a pair of jeans that I like the look of. The price tag says &pound;1.59. A licensed, authorised, branded pair of Diesel jeans for &pound;1.59. The only catch is that they're made of pixels, not denim, and they belong in a fictional universe that could be the future of advertising, social networking and gaming combined. Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of PlayStation Home.</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/dec/31/virtual-reality-worlds-commerce">Continue reading...</a>Virtual worldsTechnologySecond LifePlayStationWorld of WarcraftBusinessTechnology sectorSocial networkingMediaMMORPGThu, 31 Dec 2009 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/dec/31/virtual-reality-worlds-commerceAlexander Walters2009-12-31T14:00:00Z